Finland (FI)

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, and is defined by the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq. mi), with a population of 5.5 million. Helsinki is the country’s capital and largest city, but together with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, it forms a larger metropolitan area. Finnish, the native language of the Finns, is among the few Finnic languages in the world. The climate varies relative to latitude, from the southern humid continental climate to the northern boreal climate. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes.

Intellectual property protection in Finland

Intellectual property office Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
Website http://www.prh.fi/en/index.html
Contact details Postal address: FI-00091 PRH
Finland
(358) 29 509 5000

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 31 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Finnish, Swedish and English
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing
Opposition period Within three months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Trademark attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Designer’s name and address
  • Representation of the design
  • Power of Attorney
Multiple design applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Finnish Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia